Political Science

My wife's boss's son, Matthew, has a school assignment to write letters to his Congressional representative and to one of the Senators from Illinois. He's trying to think of questions to ask them. I thought I could make a few suggestions: There's a piece of the World Trade Center in the Drug Enforcement Agency's exhibit on the link between terrorism and drug trafficking, even … [Read more...] about Questions for Matt to Ask the G

Jane's Law: The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane. In the North Carolina 13th Congressional District, the Democrats are in power, so it's the Republicans who are insane, and specifically Republican candidate Vernon Robinson. You've got to see this Quicktime video of his latest campaign ad. … [Read more...] about “Lesbians and Feminists are Attacking”

Jane's Law: The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane. From Why Mommy Is A Democrat: … [Read more...] about Jane’s Law: Democratic Book Edition

Cheney hit his target, but the Democrats keep missing the point: The furor over the accident and the White House delay in making it public are "part of the secretive nature of this administration," said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. "I think it's time the American people heard from the vice president." First of all, a cover-up is only a scandal for the people … [Read more...] about Democrats Fire Back and Miss

I didn't watch the State of the Union live, but I watched the streaming video and read along with the transcript at the Whitehouse web site. I noticed Bush hands Cheney and the speaker two big manilla envelopes. I'm sure I could look it up somewhere, but I wonder what's in them? Written copies of the speech, maybe? President Jefferson started a tradition of giving a written … [Read more...] about 2006 State of the Union